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Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Document, Songbook Chappell’s 28th Songster, Mid 20th century
... wartime songs.... An item which was popular at the time. wartime songs warrnambool ...A collection of one of a number of song books which contain a number of popular songs from musicals and radio. An item which was popular at the time.Small booklet missing its cover. 26 pages. Most of the songs relate to war time and soldiers’songs McDonaldwartime songs, warrnambool, chappell's songbook, chapells 28th songster -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
CD, Final Voyage, June 2002
Final voyage a song for Sydney. Produced and recorded in Geraldton WA. Lyrics, James William Robinson. Music and Vocals Will John Saunders.Plastic CD case. Front; Photo of Sydney - Final Voyage. Song for the Sydney Back: Photo of Sydneyhmas sydney, final voyage, a song for sydney -
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Gramophone Record and cover
Famous Japanese singer Chimara Hsakusa, recorded as a commemorative issue for a willow tree planted in central Tokyo and thought to be 100 years old.Round black bakelite audio record. Gold coloured lettering and His Masters Voice insignia in the centre around a central hole. This record is contained in a brown and green paper cover with dark green printing in English and Japanese.VE His Masters Voice trade mark reg. Victor Orthophonic recording 52353-19 (4182) Japanese writing. Victor Talking Machine Co of Japan Ltds VE 4182. Reverse side the same except no 4275. 52353 A. Rain on Willow 4182 52353 B. Folk Song 4275 Interpreted by Hajime Kitamura. A Japanese journalist who visited the museum on 4 February 2006. Inscription on cover reads Columbia Electronically recorded. New process. Record Columbia and Japanese writing. (front and back)chimara hsakusa, victor taling machine co., hajime kitamura, rain on willow, folk song, walter hamblin -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Document, My Song (mein lied) Star Present (sterngeschenk)
Part of Reinhard Waldsax memorabilia on CD C7829Photocopy of 1 A4 size sheet of paperreinhard waldsax -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, Made by internee camp 3 tatura, Chronik Des Internier Ung Slager, 1940
Collection of articles printed by internees eg Liederbuch (song book), poetry and chronik der Deutschen internier unk Slager in Australien 5 June 1940 to 15 December 1940Hard bound hard covered dark red cloth book. Cover features hand drawn, in ink picture of barbed wire and bayonet like blade with title over written in red ink. Initials JWG in bottom right hand corner. Has red end papers.German words and signature dated 23/4/41 on back end paperhedlik docke, chronik, liederbuch, camp 1 tatura, internee poetry -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, Liederbuch, 1940's
A book of German folk songs, made and used in Camp 3. Originally owned by Rudolph and Luise WiedLigh brown soft cardboard cover with black pen sketch of a tree and limbs, boy with a guitar, hills in the distance and sun in the background. Pages held into cover by stringleiderbuch, andersonh, wied l, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, books, school, education -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Document, Record of Life in Camp 1A and 1 B, 1944
Life in an internment campa 35 page record in a plastic folder, clear plastic front and 3 cm black margin left hand side extending to the back cover. Some of the content headlines or places are Orange, Tatura, Long Bay, Melbourne, South Australia. A map and 19 towns of WA, Northern Territory, New Guinea. Reg No is the translation as is the "Tatura Song" written by H. Sturzenhofecker to the melody good cheer comrades, on the horse and Mr Otto Herbst being awarded a certificate commanding of yachts. Written in German "Verzeuhnis Alter Internieiten De Sannellagers Tatura (1A and B) Von 5 Juni - 15 December 1940otto herbst, h. sturzenhofecker, camp 1a and 1b -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, From Chock & Log to Rolltop, 1985
Written to preserve the history of 100 years of Toolamba South State School No. 2728, now Toolamba West Primary School, 1885-1985. A chock and log fence was first. Present fence is rolltopMottled beige cover, brown writing. Toolamba West School song on back, composed in 1976. On the front cover is an abstract drawing designed by Trevor Williams depiciting the three schoolsbooks, school, education -
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Gramophone Record
Belonged to Grace Colliver (Tatura)6 inch (15 cm) vinyl gramophone recordFairy Record Electronically Recorded, Folk Song, Foxtrot (Dance Band) 1185B (Reverse Side "Beautiful" 1185A)tatura, musical, instruments, accessory -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Record - gramaphone
Belonged to Grace Colliver (Tatura)6 inch (15cm) vinyl gramophone recordFairy Record. Electronically Recorded. "The Laughing Huntsman" 1180A, Laughing Song by Charles Penrose; "The Foc'sle" (Sea Shanty), Fox Trot (Dance Band), 1180Btatura, music, musical, instruments, accessory -
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Book, The Hackney Scout Song Book, 1934
Song book dedicated to the memory of those Hackney Scounts who died in the service of their country 1914-1918.Linen and soft cardboard cover, coloured green with black outlie and printing on front. Scout symbol on cover. Gold and dark green sticker Jamboree 1935, Victoria. 146 pages.Albert H Hampton. RSL (ASM) 1st Tatura Troupscouting, book, history, local -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
DVD, ABC Interviews, 2006
ABC radio interviews with Jon Faine, J Cleary and P. Adams talking with Helga Griffin, nee Girschik, ex Camp 3, Persian Group, after launch of Helga's book "Sing Me That Lovely Song Again", her personal storyDVD. Text written in maroon, part of a Cello on the cover. Inside a rectangular clear plastic coverinterviews, griffin h, faine j, cleary j, adams p, abc radio, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, communications, dvd -
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Book, Scottish Songs
Red tartan material covered book with gold emblem in centre front. Emblem is rectangular with Scottish thistle on top and emblem of lion at bottom. Title of book inside this rectangle.scottish songs, valentine and sons ltd, gem selection, alfred w tomlyn -
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Book, The Museum. Songlines
Tells story behind Aboriginal songs.Soft covered book with aboriginal design on front with "The Museum" and "Songlines. Finding inspiration in the dreamtime" in white writing. Purple spine with barcode and edition. Back page is black with a circular picture and information in gold and white writing.as aboveaboriginals, dreamtime, aboriginal songs -
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Book, Sing Me That Lovely Song Again, 2006
Helga Griffin, daughter of Austrian engineer father and German mother. Interned aged 6 years and sent to Australia with her parents and young brother. Five years interned in Camp 3 near Rushworth, then released to Melbourne. Helga vividly describes her early childhood in Persia. The mixed emotions of her whole family during the internment experience and postwar, trying to adjust to a new country, new culture, new language. Very evocative memories of wartime dislocation.Blue/green front soft cover, red and white printing, white back cover and spine, black printing.With my very best wishes to the Tatura museum and the sterling work of the volunteers that contribute to its valuable presence. Helga 26.5.06ww2 camp 3, books, autobiography, helga griffin, helga griffin (girschik) -
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Record - gramaphone, Warne A Wilson, Tramping Song/ Viking Song, 1962
Tatura Male Choir formed in 1944 competed annually at Ballarat. No earlier recordings known off.10 inch 78 rpm vinyl record featuring the Tatura Mail Choir performing at the Ballarat Musical Eisteddfod in 1962. They came 2nd. Enclosed in brown paper cover. Songs "Tramping Song" and "Viking Song"Recorded by Warne A. Wilson Radio Servicevinyl records, tramping song, viking song -
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DVD - copied from vinyl, Eric Liffmann: Sings Songs the People Love
Reproduction of the songs from a vinyl record by Eric LiffmanWHITE DVD IN BLACK DVD CASEeric liffman, audio, dunera -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, Songs the People Love. A true story of laughter,love,tragedy & tears, 2015
Eric Liffman was a refugee from Nazi Germany who, as a prisoner, is transported to Australia on the troop ship HMS Dunera. He became the most celebrated tenor in Australia during WW11.Dunera Voyage. Eric Liffman's rise from refugee/prisoner to become a celebrated tenor during WW11Book -199 pages, B/W photos. Soft cover. Narrated & Illustrated by Eric Liffmann. Written by Patricia & Kurt LiffmannPhotos of Eric Liffmann on coverdunera, jewish refugee -
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Gramophone Record, Eric Liffman Sings Folk Songs
Eric Liffman was a refugee from Nazi Germany who, as a prisoner, is transported to Australia on the troop ship HMS Dunera. He became the most celebrated tenor in Australia during WW11.Gramophone Record 45 rpm extended play (9 copies in brown sleeve with green hill scene on cover.songs - the happy wanderer, tiritomba, ding dong ding, farewell song when on Sunday evenings, friendship songextended play 45 rpm, vinyl records, eric liffman, australian tenor -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Booklet - Music Score, The 'M.N.' Ships Get Through, 1942
A song composition by Helen Ellis, of Kew, first known to have been performed in 1942 at the BBC for the 'Shipmates Ashore Programme it was then published 1943. A copy of this song and one other composition the composer Helen Ellis is held by the National Library of Australia. Promotional text also indicates that the song was performed by the notable Australian singer Peter Dawson. The song "The M.N. ships get through" carries an important acknowledgement of the oft forgotten vital role of the Merchant Navy as carrier of goods and supplies, and especially so in wartime. The publication is of special significance to the MTSV as an example of the many skilled and creative women who have supported the Missions to seafarers.Commercially printed single fold music score for a 2 verse song and chorus. Front cover with blue band at top and lower edge features the Merchant Navy insignia at top left with depiction in half tone blue of a Merchant ship convoy and at right a sketched depiction of head and shoulders of a Merchant Navy officer with binoculars in hand. Music score and full text printed on p.2 and 3. The back cover features text of chorus and a handwritten notation in blue ink with reference to performance of the song on a BBC programme, 'Shipmates Ashore'.Back cover-handwritten notation in blue ink: "Sung by Raymond ?(indecipherable) in the B.B.C. London / 'Shipmates Ashore' programme,1942." This inscription is found after the printed sample of chorus words accredited to Helen Ellis, Central Club, Victoria, Mission to Seamen. See images for design and printing.peter dawson, music, sheet-music, composers australia, merchant navy, mn, helen ellis, ww2, shipmates ashore, bbc, 1942